Kanakagiri, Kanaka-giri: 6 definitions
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Kanakagiri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKanakagiri (कनकगिरि).—epithets of the mountain Sumeru; अधुना कुचौ ते स्पर्धेते किल कनकाचलेन सार्धम् (adhunā kucau te spardhete kila kanakācalena sārdham) Bv.2.9.
Derivable forms: kanakagiriḥ (कनकगिरिः).
Kanakagiri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kanaka and giri (गिरि). See also (synonyms): kanakācala, kanakādri, kanakaśaila.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kanakagiri (कनकगिरि):—[=kanaka-giri] [from kanaka > kan] m. Name of the founder of a sect
2) [v.s. ...] = kāñcana-giri, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKanakagiri (ಕನಕಗಿರಿ):—[noun] the mythological mountain Mēru.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKanakagiri (कनकगिरि):—n. Mythol. name of a mountain; Sumeru;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Giri, Kanaka.
Full-text: Kanakacala, Kanakadri, Kanakanaga, Kanakaparvata, Kanakashaila, Suvarnagiri.
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Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Nagapattinam < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
9. The Catakasandesa by Manttitta Sastra Sarmanah < [Chapter 4 - Traces of Historical Facts from Sandesha Kavyas and Short poems]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
IV. How do we know that the Buddha is fearless? < [Part 1 - The four fearlessnesses of the Buddha according to the Abhidharma]
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